Download or read book Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions written by Ilene H. Ferenczy and published by Wolters Kluwer. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully-updated to reflect the latest legislation, regulation, and IRS and DOL guidance, the 2015 -2016 Edition of Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions is designed for both benefits experts who have little experience with mergers and acquisitions issues and mergers and acquisitions specialists who have little background in benefits administration. Comprehensive, yet easy-to-use, it provides the expert guidance you need to help ensure legal and tax compliance--and avoid costly litigation and penalties--as you work to integrate and administer the employee benefits programs of two or more companies. Written by recognized authority Ilene H. Ferenczy, and a team of noted experts, Employee Benefits in Mergers and Acquisitions, 2015-2016 Edition has been updated to include: The current status of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) on plans involved in business transactions, including information regarding new reporting requirements in relation to health plans Discussion of the plan fiduciary's responsibilities in relation to the service provider and participant fee disclosures The PPACA-mandated IRS and DOL guidance and its effect on plan administration and issues in mergers and acquisitions The latest Supreme Court opinion relating to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and the elimination of the Moench presumption of prudence in purchasing employer securities Expansion of the chapter on executive compensation to include discussions relating to initial public offerings, stock-based compensation for insiders of expatriated corporations, and the Dodd-Frank Act And much more!